Recognise
Introduce yourself to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, from the past to the present. This is the beginning of your reconciliation learning journey.
Reflect
Explore resources which help you critically reflect on racism, culture, bias and privilege, and build a better understanding of equity and human rights internationally and in Australia.
Respect
Learn to identify truth telling, and understand the critical importance of advancing Australia’s journey towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination.
Reinforce
Activate yourself in your allyship to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, learn what can be done to contribute towards reconciliation, and find resources to support you to take action towards meaningful change.
Churchill Report: Truth Telling Healing and Sustainability
Reconciliation Western AustraliaExplore international truth telling and healing models to build a blueprint for Western Australia
Read moreHealing through truth telling as we own the past
Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable HealthThrough this video you will learn through leaders and reporters, the importance of truth-telling and the impacts it will have on community.
Watch videoHistory of truth-telling in Australia
Australians for Native Title and ReconciliationThe page highlights the role of truth-telling in healing historical wounds and building a foundation for a shared future.
View WebsiteHow can we have truth-telling without the Voice?
UNSWTruth-telling is vital to building a greater understanding between First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians. New research offers insights into how this can be done.
View WebsiteIdentifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling
Reconciliation AustraliaExploring the challenges and opportunities in Australia's journey toward acknowledging historical injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The paper identifies key barriers to truth-telling, including political resistance, public indifference, and the deeply ingrained colonial mindset.
Read moreMany Truths: Six Seasons process for guiding Truth Telling
Reconciliation Western AustraliaThe following “Many Truths” framework provides a summary of learning and reflections that can be applied as people commence their truth telling journey.
Read moreOwen Butler’s Submission to Yoorrook Justice Commission
Yoorrook Justice CommissionThis submission describes Owen’s journey discovering his family’s history and reuniting with newly discovered relatives.
View PDFRecognising community truth-telling: An exploration of local truth-telling in Australia
Reconciliation AustraliaThis paper examines grassroots efforts to acknowledge and address historical injustices against Indigenous Peoples at the local level. The paper highlights how community-led truth-telling initiatives are crucial in bringing to light the specific impacts of colonization, violence, and discrimination in local contexts.
Read moreThe Government Owes a Lot of Money to Our People
Yoorrook Justice CommissionExplore the systemic exploitation of Indigenous Australians in Victoria, where wages and entitlements were withheld or mismanaged by the government from the late 19th century to the 1970s.
Read moreTruth-telling
Reconciliation AustraliaIn this web-page learn about Truth-telling, what it is, how it can be achieved and its future pathways
View WebsiteWhen racism and white fragility prevented me from delivering my invited speech
NITProfessor Andrew Gunstone explains the real expressions of racism, white fragility and public defamation during a truth-telling piece.
Read moreWhy would Aboriginal people report racism to racist people?
Yoorrook Justice CommissionWatch Elias Jarvis from the CCYP Youth Council share his experience of racism within his school years and how it made him lose trust in the Education System.
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